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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Il sogno di Scipione, by Pietro Metastasio

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Title: Il sogno di Scipione

Author: Pietro Metastasio

Release Date: March 23, 2004 [eBook #11684]

Language: Italian

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PIETRO METASTASIO

IL SOGNO DI SCIPIONE

Azione teatrale allusiva alle sfortunate campagne delle armi Austriache in Italia, rappresentata la prima volta con musica del Predieri nel palazzo dell'Imperial Favorita, alla presenza dei Sovrani, il d?? primo ottobre 1735, per festeggiare il giorno di nascita dell'Imperator Carlo VI, d'ordine dell'Imperatrice Elisabetta.

ARGOMENTO.

A pochi pu?? essere ignoto Publio Cornelio Scipione, il distruttor di Cartagine. Fu egli nipote per adozione dell'altro che l'avea resa tributaria di Roma (e che noi, a distinzione del nostro, chiameremo sempre col solo prenome di Publio), ed era figliuolo di quell'Emilia da cui Perseo, il Re di Macedonia, fu gi?? condotto in trionfo. Un?? il nostro Eroe cos?? mirabilmente in s?? stesso le virt?? dell'avo e del padre, che il pi?? eloquente Romano volle perpetuarne la memoria nel celebre sogno da lui felicemente inventato, e il quale ha servito di scorta al presente drammatico componimento. Cic. in Somn. Scip. ex Lib. de Repub. VI.

INTERLOCUTORI.

SCIPIONE.

LA COSTANZA.

LA FORTUNA.

PUBLIO, avo adottivo di Scipione.

EMILIO, padre di Scipione.

CORO D'EROI.

[L'azione si figura in Africa nella reggia di Massinissa.]

IL SOGNO

DI SCIPIONE

[SCIPIONE dormendo, la COSTANZA e la FORTUNA.]

FOR.
????????????Vieni e siegui i miei passi,
????????????O gran figlio d'Emilio.

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I passi miei,
????????????Vieni e siegui, o Scipion.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Chi ?? mai l'audace
????????????Che turba il mio riposo?

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Io son.

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Son io;
????????????E sdegnar non ti dei.

FOR.
????????????Volgiti a me.

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????Guardami in volto.

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Oh Dei,
????????????Quale abisso di luce!
????????????Quale ignota armonia! Quali sembianze
????????????Son queste mai s?? luminose e liete!
????????????E in qual parte mi trovo? E voi chi siete?

COS.
????????????Nutrice degli eroi.

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????Dispensatrice
????????????Di tutto il ben che l'universo aduna.

COS.
????????????Scipio, io son la Costanza.

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Io la Fortuna

SCI.
????????????E da me che si vuol?

COS.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ch'una fra noi
????????????Nel cammin della vita
????????????Tu per compagna elegga.

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Entrambe offriamo
????????????Di renderti felice.

COS.
????????????E decider tu dei
????????????Se a me pi?? credi, o se pi?? credi a lei.

SCI.
????????????Io? Ma Dee??? Che dir???

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Dubiti!

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Incerto
????????????Un momento esser puoi!

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ti porgo il crine,
????????????E a me non t'abbandoni?

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Odi il mio nome.
????????????N?? vieni a me?

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????Parla.

COS.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????Risolvi.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????E come?
????????????Se volete ch'io parli,
????????????Se risolver degg'io, lasciate all'alma
????????????Tempo da respirar, spazio onde possa
????????????Riconoscer s?? stessa.
????????????Ditemi dove son, chi qua mi trasse,
????????????Se vero ?? quel ch'io veggio,
????????????Se sogno, se son desto o se vaneggio.

??????Risolver non osa
??????????Confusa la mente,
??????????Che oppressa si sente
??????????Da tanto stupor.

??????Delira dubbiosa,
??????????Incerta vaneggia
??????????Ogni alma che ondeggia
??????????Fra' moti del cor.

COS.
????????????Giusta ?? la tua richiesta. A parte a parte
????????????Chiedi pure, e saprai
????????????Quanto brami saper.

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????S??, ma sian brevi,
????????????Scipio, le tue richieste. Intollerante
????????????Di riposo son io. Loco ed aspetto
????????????Andar sempre cangiando ?? mio diletto.

??????Lieve son al par del vento,
??????????Vario ho il volto, il pi?? fugace;
??????????Or m'adiro e in un momento
??????????Or mi torno a serenar.

??????Sollevar le moli oppresse
??????????Pria m' alletta, e poi mi piace
??????????D'atterrar le moli istesse
??????????Che ho sudato a sollevar.

SCI.
????????????Dunque ove son? La reggia
????????????Di Massinissa, ove poc'anzi i lumi
????????????Al sonno abbandonai,
????????????Certo questa non ??.

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????No: lungi assai
?????????????? l'Affrica da noi. Sei nell'immenso
????????????Tempio del ciel.

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????Non lo conosci a tante
????????????Che ti splendono intorno
????????????Lucidissime stelle? A quel che ascolti
????????????Insolito concento
????????????Delle mobili sfere? A quel che vedi
????????????Di lucido zaffiro
????????????Orbe maggior che le rapisce in giro?

SCI.
????????????E chi mai tra le sfere, o Dee, produce
????????????Un concento s?? armonico e sonoro?

COS.
????????????L'istessa ch'?? fra loro
????????????Di moto e di misura
????????????Proporzionata ineguaglianza. Insieme
????????????Urtansi nel girar: rende ciascuna
????????????Suon dall'altre distinto;
????????????E si forma di tutti un suon concorde.
????????????Varie cos?? le corde
????????????Son d'una cetra; e pur ne tempra in guisa
????????????E l'orecchio e la man l'acuto e il grave,
????????????Che dan percosse un'armonia soave.
????????????Questo mirabil nodo
????????????Che gl'ineguali unisce,
????????????Questa ragione arcana
????????????Che i dissimili accorda,
????????????Proporzion s'appella, ordine e norma
????????????Universal delle create cose.
????????????Questa ?? quel che nascose,
????????????D'alto saper misterioso raggio,
????????????Entro i numeri suoi di Samo il Saggio.

SCI.
????????????Ma un' armonia s?? grande
????????????Perch?? non giunge a noi? perch?? non l'ode
????????????Chi vive l?? nella terrestre sede?

COS.
????????????Troppo il poter de' vostri sensi eccede.

??????Ciglio che al sol si gira,
??????????Non vede il sol che mira,
??????????Confuso in quell'istesso
??????????Eccesso di splender.

??????Chi l?? del Nil cadente
??????????Vive alle sponde appresso,
??????????Lo strepito non sente
??????????Del rovinoso umor.

SCI.
??????????????E quali abitatori???

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????Assai chiedesti:
????????????Eleggi al fin.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????Soffri un istante. E quali
????????????Abitatori han queste sedi eterne?

COS.
????????????Ne han molti e vari in varie parti.

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????In questa,
????????????Ove noi siam, chi si raccoglie mai?

FOR.
????????????Guarda sol chi s'appressa, e lo saprai.

[PUBLIO, coro d'eroi, indi EMILIO e detti.]

CORO.
??????Germe di cento eroi,
??????????Di Roma onor primiero,
??????????Vieni, che in ciel straniero
??????????Il nome tuo non ??.

??????Mille trovar tu puoi
??????????Orme degli avi tuoi
??????????Nel lucido sentiero,
??????????Ove inoltrasti il pi??.

SCI.
????????????Numi, ?? vero o m'inganno! Il mio grand'avo,
????????????Il domator dell'African rubello
????????????Quegli non ???

PUB.
??????????????????????????????????????Non dubitar, son quello.

SCI.
????????????Gelo d'orror! Dunque gli estinti???

PUB.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Estinto,
????????????Scipio, io non son.

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????Ma in cenere disciolto
????????????Tra le funebri faci,
????????????Gran tempo ?? gi??, Roma ti pianse.

PUB.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ah taci:
????????????Poco sei noto a te. Dunque tu credi
????????????Che quella man, quel volto,
????????????Quelle fragili membra, onde vai cinto,
????????????Siano Scipione? Ah non ?? ver. Son queste
????????????Solo una veste tua. Quel che le avviva
????????????Puro raggio immortal, che non ha parti
????????????E scioglier non si pu??; che vuol, che intende,
????????????Che rammento, che pensa,
????????????Che non perde con gli anni il suo vigore,
????????????Quello, quello ?? Scipione; e quel non muore.
????????????Troppo iniquo il destino
????????????Saria della virt?? s'oltre la tomba
????????????Nulla di noi restasse, e s'altri beni
????????????Non vi fosser di quei
????????????Che in terra per lo pi?? toccano a' rei.
????????????No, Scipio: la perfetta
????????????D'ogni cagion prima Cagione ingiusta
????????????Esser cos?? non pu??. V'?? dopo il rogo,
????????????V'?? merc?? da sperar. Quelle che vedi
????????????Lucide eterne sedi
????????????Serbansi al merto; e la pi?? bella ?? questa,
????????????In cui vive con me qualunque in terra
????????????La patria am??, qualunque offr?? pietoso
????????????Al pubblico riposo i giorni sui,
????????????Chi sparse il sangue a benefizio altrui.

??????Se vuoi che le raccolgano
??????????Questi soggiorni un d??,
??????????Degli avi tuoi rammentati,
??????????Non ti scordar di me.

??????Mai non cess?? di vivere
??????????Chi come noi mor??:
??????????Non merit?? di nascere
??????????Chi vive sol per s??.

SCI.
????????????Se qui vivon gli eroi???

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Se paga ancora
????????????La tua brama non ??, Scipio ?? gi?? stanca
????????????La tolleranza mia. Decidi???

COS.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Eh lascia
????????????Ch'ei chieda a voglia sua. Ci?? ch'egli apprende,
????????????Atto lo rende a giudicar fra noi.

SCI.
????????????Se qui vivon gli eroi
????????????Che alla patria giovar, tra queste sedi
????????????Perch?? non miro il genitor guerriero?

PUB.
????????????L'hai su gli occhi e nol vedi?

SCI.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? vero, ?? vero:
????????????Perdona, errai, gran genitor: ma colpa
????????????Delle attonite ciglia
?????????????? il mio tardo veder, non della mente
????????????Che l'immagine tua sempre ha presente.
????????????Ah sei tu! Gi?? ritrovo
????????????L'antica in quella fronte
????????????Paterna maest??. Gi?? nel mirarti
????????????Risento i moti al core
????????????Di rispetto e d'amore. Oh fausti Numi!
????????????Oh caro padre! Oh lieto d??! Ma come
????????????S?? tranquillo m'accogli? Il tuo sembiante
????????????Sereno ?? ben, ma non commosso. Ah dunque
????????????Non provi in rivedermi
????????????Contento eguale al mio!

EMI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Figlio, il contento
????????????Fra noi serba nel cielo altro tenore.
????????????Qui non giunge all'affanno, ed ?? maggiore.

SCI.
????????????Son fuor di me. Tutto quass?? m'?? nuovo,
????????????Tutto stupir mi fa.

EMI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????Depor non puoi
????????????Le false idee che ti formasti in terra,
????????????E ne stai s?? lontano. Abbassa il ciglio:
????????????Vedi laggi?? d'impure nebbie avvolto
????????????Quel picciol globo, anzi quel punto?

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Oh stelle!
?????????????? la terra?

EMI.
??????????????????????????????????Il dicesti.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????E tanti mari,
????????????E tanti fiumi e tante selve, e tante
????????????Vastissime provincie, opposti regni,
????????????Popoli differenti? E il Tebro? e Roma????

EMI.
????????????Tutto ?? chiuso in quel punto.

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ah padre amato,
????????????Che picciolo, che vano,
????????????Che misero teatro ha il fasto umano!

EMI.
????????????Oh se di quel teatro
????????????Potessi, o figlio, esaminar gli attori,
????????????Se le follie, gli errori,
????????????I sogni lor veder potessi, e quale
????????????Di riso per lo pi?? degna cagione
????????????Gli agita, gli scompone,
????????????Li rallegra, gli affligge o gl'innamora,
????????????Quanto pi?? vil ti sembrerebbe ancora!

??????Voi colaggi?? ridete
??????????D'un fanciullin che piange,
??????????Che la cagion vedete
??????????Del folle suo dolor.

??????Quass?? di voi si ride,
??????????Che dell'et?? sul fine,
??????????Tutti canuti il crine,
??????????Siete fanciulli ancor.

SCI.
????????????Publio, padre, ah lasciate
????????????Ch'io rimanga con voi. Lieto abbandono
????????????Quel soggiorno laggi?? troppo infelice.

FOR.
????????????Ancor non ?? permesso.

COS.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ancor non lice.

PUB.
????????????Molto a v??ver ti resta.

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Io vissi assai;
????????????Basta, basta per me.

EMI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????S??, ma non basta
????????????A' disegni del Fato, al ben di Roma,
????????????Al Mondo, al Ciel.

PUB.
????????????????????????????????????????????????Molto facesti, e molto
????????????Di pi?? si vuol da te. Senza mistero
????????????Non vai, Scipione, altero
????????????E degli aviti e de' paterni allori.
????????????I gloriosi tuoi primi sudori
????????????Per le campagne Ibere
????????????A caso non spargesti, e non a caso
????????????Porti quel nome in fronte
????????????Che all'Affrica ?? fatale. A me fu dato
????????????Il soggiogar s?? gran nemica, e tocca
????????????Il distruggerla a te. Va, ma prepara
????????????Non meno alle sventure
????????????Che a' trionfi il tuo petto. In ogni sorte
????????????L'??stessa ?? la Virt??. L'agita, ?? vero,
????????????Il nemico destin, ma non l'opprime;
????????????E quando ?? men felice, ?? pi?? sublime.

??????Quercia annosa su l'erte pendici
??????????Fra 'l contrasto de' venti nemici
??????????Pi?? secura, pi?? salda si fa.

??????Che se 'l verno le chiome le sfronda,
??????????Pi?? nel suolo col pi?? si profonda;
??????????Forza acquista se perde belt??.

SCI.
????????????Giacch?? al voler de' Fati
????????????L'opporsi ?? vano, ubbidir??.

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Scipione,
????????????Or di scegliere ?? tempo.

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Istrutto or sei;
????????????Puoi giudicar fra noi.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Publio, si vuole
????????????Ch'una di queste Dee???

PUB.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Tutto m'?? noto:
????????????Eleggi a voglia tua.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????Deh mi consiglia,
????????????Gran genitor.

EMI.
??????????????????????????????????????Ti usurperebbe, o figlio,
????????????La gloria della scelta il mio consiglio.

FOR.
????????????Se brami esser felice,
????????????Scipio, non mi stancar: prendi il momento
????????????In cui t' offro il mio crin.

SCI.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ma tu che tanto
????????????Importuna mi sei, di': qual ragione
????????????Tuo seguace mi vuol? Perch?? degg'io
????????????Sceglier pi?? te che l'altra?

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????E che farai
????????????S'io non secondo amica
????????????L'imprese tue? Sai quel ch'io posso? Io sono
????????????D'ogni mal, d'ogni bene
????????????L'arbitra colaggi??. Questa ?? la mano
????????????Che sparge a suo talento e gioie e pene,
????????????Ed oltraggi ed onori,
????????????E miserie e tesori. Io son colei
????????????Che fabbrica, che strugge,
????????????Che rinnova gl'imperi. Io, se mi piace,
????????????In soglio una capanna; io, quando voglio,
????????????Cangio in capanna un soglio. A me soggetti
????????????Sono i turbini in cielo,
????????????Son le tempeste in mar. Delle battaglie
????????????Io regolo il destin. Se fausta io sono,
????????????Dalle perdite istesse
????????????Fo germogliar le palme; e s'io m'adiro,
????????????Svelgo di man gli allori
????????????Sul compir la vittoria ai vincitori.
????????????Che pi??? Dal regno mio
????????????Non va esente il valore,
????????????Non la virt??; che, quando vuol la Sorte,
????????????Sembra forte il pi?? vil, vile il pi?? forte;
????????????E a dispetto d'Astrea
????????????La colpa ?? giusta, e l'innocenza ?? rea.

??????A chi serena io miro,
??????????Chiaro ?? di notte il cielo;
??????????Torna per lui nel gelo
??????????La terra a germogliar.

??????Ma se a taluno io giro
??????????Torbido il guardo e fosco,
??????????Fronde gli niega il bosco,
??????????Onde non trova in mar.

SCI.
????????????E a s?? enorme possanza
????????????Chi si opponga non v'???

COS.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????S??, la Costanza.
????????????Io, Scipio, io sol prescrivo
????????????Limiti e leggi al suo temuto impero.
????????????Dove son io non giunge
????????????L'instabile a regnar: ch?? in faccia mia
????????????Non han luce i suoi doni,
????????????N?? orror le sue minacce. ?? ver che oltraggio
????????????Soffron talor da lei
????????????Il valor, la virt??; ma le bell'opre,
????????????Vindice de' miei torti, il tempo scopre.
????????????Son io, non ?? costei,
????????????Che conserv?? gl'imperi; e gli avi tuoi,
????????????La tua Roma lo sa. Crolla ristretta
????????????Da Brenno, ?? ver, la libert?? Latina
????????????Nell'angusto Tarpeo, ma non ruina.
????????????Dell'Aufido alle sponde
????????????Si vede, ?? ver, miseramente intorno
????????????Tutta perir la giovent?? guerriera
????????????Il Console Romano, ma non dispera.
????????????Annibale s'affretta
????????????Di Roma ad ottener l'ultimo vanto,
????????????E co' vessilli suoi quasi l'adombra;
????????????Ma trova in Roma intanto
????????????Prezzo il terren che il vincitore ingombra.
????????????Son mie prove s?? belle; e a queste prove
????????????Non resiste Fortuna. Ella si stanca;
????????????E al fin cangiando aspetto,
????????????Mia suddita diventa a suo dispetto.

??????Biancheggia in mar lo scoglio,
??????????Par che vacilli e pare
??????????Che lo sommerga il mare
??????????Fatto maggior di s??.

??????Ma dura a tanto orgoglio
??????????Quel combattuto sasso;
??????????E 'l mar tranquillo e basso
??????????Poi gli lambisce il pi??.

SCI.
????????????Non pi??: bella Costanza,
????????????Guidami dove vuoi. D'altri non curo:
????????????Eccomi tuo seguace.

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????E i doni miei?

SCI.
????????????Non bramo e non ricuso.

FOR.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????E il mio furore?

SCI.
????????????Non sfido e non pavento.

FOR.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????In van potresti,
????????????Scipio, pentirti un d??. Guardami in viso:
????????????Pensaci, e poi decidi.

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Ho gi?? deciso.

??????Di' che sei l'arbitra
??????????Del mondo intero,
??????????Ma non pretendere
??????????Perci?? l'impero
??????????D'un'alma intrepida,
??????????D'un nobil cor.

??????Te vili adorino,
??????????Nume tiranno,
??????????Quei che non prezzano,
??????????Quei che non hanno
??????????Che il basso merito
??????????Del tuo favor.

FOR.
????????????E v'?? mortal che ardisca
????????????Negarmi i voti suoi? che il favor mio
????????????Non procuri ottener?

SCI.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????S??, vi son io.

FOR.
????????????E ben, provami avversa. Ol??, venite,
????????????Orribili disastri, atre sventure,
????????????Ministre del mio sdegno:
????????????Quell'audace opprimete; io vel consegno.

SCI.
????????????Stelle, che fia! Qual sanguinosa luce!
????????????Che nembi! che tempeste!
????????????Che tenebre son queste! Ah qual rimbomba
????????????Per le sconvolte sfere
????????????Terribile fragor! Cento saette
????????????Mi striscian fra le chiome, e par che tutto
????????????Vada sossopra il ciel. No, non pavento,
????????????Empia Fortuna: invan minacci; in vano,
????????????Perfida, ingiusta Dea??? Ma chi mi scuote?
????????????Con chi parlo? Ove son? Di Massinissa
????????????Questo ?? pur il soggiorno. E Publio? e il padre?
????????????E gli astri? e 'l cielo? Tutto spar??. Fu sogno
????????????Tutto ci?? ch'io mirai? No, la Costanza
????????????Sogno non fu: meco rimase. Io sento
????????????Il Nume suo che mi riempie il petto.
????????????V'intendo, amici Dei: l'augurio accetto.

LICENZA.

????????????Non ?? Scipio, o Signore, (Ah chi potrebbe
????????????Mentir dinanzi a te!) non ?? l'oggetto
????????????Scipio de' versi miei. Di te ragiono
????????????Quando parlo di lui. Quel nome illustre
?????????????? un vel di cui si copre
????????????Il rispettoso mio giusto timore.
????????????Ma Scipio esalta il labbro e Carlo il core.

??????Ah perch?? cercar degg'io
??????????Fra gli avanzi dell'obblio
??????????Ci?? che in te ne dona il Ciel!

??????Di virt?? chi prove chiede,
??????????L'ode in quelli, in te le vede:
??????????E l'orecchio ognor del guardo
???????????? pi?? tardo e men fedel.

CORO.
??????Cento volte con lieto sembiante,
??????????Grande Augusto, dall'onde marine
??????????Torni l'alba d'un d?? s?? seren:

??????E rispetti la diva incostante
??????????Quella fronda che porti sul crine,
??????????L'alma grande che chiudi nel sen.

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